Biographies

Mr. Hu Xiaoming serves as Chairman of the Board, President, Chief Executive Officer of Kandi Technologies Incorporation. He was appointed as our Chief Executive Officer, President and Chairman of the Board in June 2007. Prior to joining the Company, from October 2003 to April 2005, Mr. Hu served as the Project Manager (Chief Scientist) in the WX Pure Electric Vehicle Development Important Project of Electro-vehicle in the State 863 Plan. From October 1984 to March 2003, Mr. Hu served as: (i) Factory Director of the Yongkang Instrument Factory, (ii) Factory Director of the Yongkang Mini Car Factory, (iii) Chairman and General Manager of the Yongkang Vehicle Company, (iv) General Manager of the Wan Xiang Electric Vehicle Developing Center and (v) the General Manager of the Wan Xiang Battery Company. Mr. Hu personally owned 4 invention patents and 7 utility model patents, which he transferred to the Company in fiscal year 2012. Mr. Hu’s experience as our Chief Executive Officer and President, as well as Chairman of the Board, and extensive scientific and operational knowledge and expertise qualifies him to serve as Chairman of the Board and led the Board to conclude that he should be nominated to serve another term as a director.

Mr. Mei Bing serves as Chief Financial Officer, Director of the Company. He nominated as a director nominee of the Company at the Annual Meeting. Prior to that, Mr. Mei served as Chief Financial Officer and Board Secretary of Skystar Bio-Pharmaceutical Company, a publicly traded leading biotechnology company in China since July 2011. From June 2015 through June 2016, Mr. Mei also served as an Independent Non-Executive Member of the Board of Directors and Chairman of Audit Committee of PharmaMax Corporation in China. From January 2006 through July 2011, Mr. Mei served as Chief Financial Officer of Avineon, Inc., a multinational technology company in the U.S., where he managed the Company’s global financial operations in North America, Asia and Europe. Previously, Mr. Mei served as Controller of Arrowhead Global Solutions, Inc. (now part of Harris Corporation), a global provider of satellite communications to remote and harsh environments in the U.S. Inaddition, Mr. Mei served as Controllers of PICS, Inc. and Thompson Hospitality Corporation, a member of the Compass Group family of companies. Mr. Mei is a seasoned financial executive with over 15 years of distinguished corporate executive career with large multinational enterprises and middle market companie in the U.S. and China. Mr. Mei received a B.S. in Economics from Zhejiang University in Hangzhou, China an holds an M.B.A. from The Fuqua School of Business at Duke University where he graduated with distinctionas a Fuqua Scholar. Mr. Mei is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) in the State of Maryland, a Certified Management Accountant (CMA), a Chartered Global Management Accountant (CGMA), and a Certified Valuation Analyst (CVA). Mr. Mei’s strong leadership skills and extensive corporate finance experience qualifies him to serve on our Board and led the Board to conclude that he should be nominated to serve as a director.

Mr. Yi Lin serves as Director of the Company. Mr. Lin has extensive experience in automotive engineering and multi-body system dynamics research. Throughout his career, he has been awarded numerous high-ranking national science and technology rewards. He served several key senior roles in academic and industrial organizations and was given Special Government Allowances from the State Council in 1992. Additionally, he was named an “Expert of China’s Machinery Industry” in 1995 and elected to the “Outstanding Young Science Talents in China’s Automobile Industry” in 1998. From 2007 to 2015, he served as a deputy chief engineer at Beijing Automotive Group Co., Ltd., as an executive director of Beijing Automotive New Energy Vehicle Co., Ltd., and as the executive vice president of Beijing Automotive Research Institute. Prior to that, he was a part-time professor at Beijing University of Technology, Beijing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Institute of Electrical Engineering at China Academy of Sciences, Shanghai Jiaotong University, and Hunan University. He was appointed as the dean of Automotive Engineering at Jilin University of Technology in 1996 and remained in that position until 2000. Mr. Lin received his Bachelor of Science degree, Master of Science degree and Doctoral degree in Automotive Engineering from Jilin University of Technology. He was a visiting scholar at Mechanical Department at the University of Michigan from 2001 to 2002. He is a member of Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE).

Mr. Chen Liming(Henry) has been appointed as Independent Director of Kandi Technologies Incorporation. He was appointed as Chief Financial Officer, effective May 1, 2015. Mr. Wang has over 20 years of international financial management experience. Before joining the Company, Mr. Wang served as CFO for Shanghai Always Marketing Service Co., LTD., one of the largest field marketing service agencies in China, leading its procurement and finance departments since May 2014. Prior to that, Mr. Wang worked for Renesola Ltd. (NYSE: SOL), an international leading brand and technology provider of green energy products, initially as Vice President of Finance since January 2010, ascending to CFO in July 2011. Mr. Wang holds both certifications as Certified Public Accountants ("CPA") in China and Certified Internal Auditor ("CIA"). He earned a Master's degree in Law from Renmin University of China and a Master's of Business Administration from the Open University of Hong Kong. Mr. Wang’s prior experience in accounting and finance qualifies him to serve a director of the Company and led the Board to conclude that he should be nominated to serve us as a director.

Mr. Jerry B. Lewin is Independent Director of Kandi Technologies Incorporation. He was appointed as a director of the Company in November 2010. Jerry Lewin currently serves as Senior Vice President of Field Operations for Hyatt Hotels Corporation and is responsible for managing 35 hotels throughout the North American continent. Mr. Lewin has been with Hyatt since 1987. In his capacity as Senior Vice President, Mr. Lewin supervises a number of areas, including finance, sales and marketing, public relations, customer service, engineering, and human resources. Mr. Lewin serves as a member of the Hyatt Hotels Corporation’s Managing Committee and sits on the board of directors of the New York City Hotel Association. Since July 2009, Mr. Lewin has served as a director of EFT Biotech Holdings, Inc. Mr. Lewin currently serves as the President of the New York Law Enforcement Foundation and as the President of the NY State Troopers PBA Signal 30 Fund. Mr. Lewin has served in various management capacities for several hotel companies in San Francisco, Oakland, Los Angeles, San Diego and Las Vegas. Mr. Lewin received his Bachelor of Science degree from Cornell University and completed the Executive Development Program at J.L. Kellogg Graduate School of Management at Northwestern University. Mr. Lewin’s leadership skills and extensive management experience qualifies him to serve on our Board and led the Board to conclude that he should be nominated to serve another term as a director.

Mr. Henry Yu was appointed as Independent Director of Kandi Technologies Incorporation. He was appointed as a director of the Company on July 1, 2011. Mr. Yu serves as a Managing Director & Regional Manager of Global Financial Institutions (Asia) of Fifth Third Bank. Prior to his current position, Mr. Yu served as Senior Vice President of the East West Bank from July 2011 to September 2012. Prior to that, Mr. Yu served as the President of Shanghai Bosun Capital Advisors in Shanghai, China from January to June 2011. From January 2008 to December 2010, Mr. Yu served as Head of Business Development at Standard Chartered Bank in China. From November 1999 to December 2007, Mr. Yu served as Managing Director of Global Trade Solutions of SunTrust Bank in Atlanta, Georgia. From January 1995 to November 1999, Mr. Yu served as Group Vice President of Comerica Bank in Chicago, Illinois. Mr. Yu started his banking career in 1981 with Bank of America in HK. Currently, Mr. Yu serves as Chair of the Advisory Board of the National Association of Chinese-Americans and serves as an Advisor to China’s Federation of Overseas Chinese. Mr. Yu is currently a member of the Foundation Board Trustees of Georgia Perimeter College, board member of Georgia State University’s China Task Force, and member of the Asian Studies Board of the Kennesaw State University. From 2003 to 2007, Mr. Yu held Series 7 and 62 Certifications from the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority. Mr. Yu received his Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics from the University of Michigan in 1978 and his MBA in Finance from the University of Detroit in 1980. Mr. Yu’s leadership skills and extensive financial experience qualifies him to serve on our Board and led the Board to conclude that he should be nominated to serve another term as a director.

Reuters, the news and media division of Thomson Reuters, is the world’s largest international multimedia news provider reaching more than one billion people every day. Reuters provides trusted business, financial, national, and international news to professionals via Thomson Reuters desktops, the world's media organizations, and directly to consumers at Reuters.com and via Reuters TV. Learn more about Thomson Reuters products: